From the Blue Letter Bible

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2Sa 13:32 — And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose [that] they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Jonadab		2Sa 13:3-5
Shimeah		1Sa 16:9; Shammah
David's brother		This was a very bad man: he had given his cousin Amnon the most detestable advice; and here speaks coolly of a most bloody tragedy of which he had been the cause.
appointment		Heb. mouth
determined		or, settled. Gen 27:41; Psa 7:14; Pro 24:11,12

Correlating Passages

Jonadab

	2Sa 13:3	But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.
	2Sa 13:4	And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
	2Sa 13:5	And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand.

Shimeah

1Sa 16:9

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

determined

	Gen 27:41	And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
	Psa 7:14	Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
	Pro 24:11	If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;
	Pro 24:12	If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?

Return to Top

Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 13:32," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Sa/13/32.html>.

Search the Bible

Search the BLB

Featured Items

Today's Items:

Items of Interest: